Colliers CRE has acquired Locum Consulting Group, the Haywards Heath-based consultancy with 20 staff, for £2m. Locum is a specialist consultancy practice, advising owners, managers and developers on s... [more]

Seymour Pierce, the London-based stockbroker, is rumoured to have made an approach to a potential buyer via its financial advisors. It has been reported that the executive chairman Keith Harris has be... [more]

Smith & Williamson, the independent financial services group, have appointed corporate finance group Hawkpoint to carry out a review of the company. The review could lead to a sale or a flotation. Smi... [more]

The appointment of Lehman Brothers as the new house broker for UK bank Lloyds TSB has prompted speculation of a sale from some sources, while others believe that the move could be a poison pill agains... [more]

SMC Group is to acquire Charter Partnership, the architecture firm with 120 staff at offices in London, Bedford, Bournemouth and Ipswich, for an initial £3.6m. Aim-listed SMC will also hand over a fur... [more]

Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh-based fund management company, is to be acquired by Mellon Financial of the US. The Edinburgh firm was founded 23 years ago. Walter Scott and Partners employ ju... [more]

The London Metal Exchange, the world's premier non-ferrous metals market, is to undergo a strategic review that could result in a sale or an IPO. LME members will begin the process of demutualisation ... [more]

Home & Legacy, the UK-based insurance firm, has been put up for sale by founder Gary Burke. KPMG have reportedly been hired to source out potential bidders at this preliminary stage. Burke stands to s... [more]

Syndicate Asset Management has acquired LAinvest, the Bournemouth-based fund management and financial services company, for £1.4m. LAinvest has £70m under management. Syndicate (SAM) has attracted kee... [more]

Austrian Trade Union Federation-controlled Bagwag Bank has been officially put on the market, with US investment bank Morgan Stanley handling the sale. The bank was tainted by scandal last year when i... [more]

Lloyds TSB is rumoured to be selling its insurance arm Scottish Widows. Analysts predict that Lloyds, who will reportedly ask £10bn for the sale, would be able to sell Scottish Widows for more than it... [more]